Cologne technical change in the third season

BERLIN, April 27 - The Colony, 14 / or in the Bundesliga standings - just three points above the relegation zone with three days of the end - he called on his bench coach of the third season. These Volker Finke, who takes over from Frank Schaefer, who resigned. Finke, 63, since last February was the club's sporting director Rhine.

Replaces its predecessor "with immediate effect and until the end of the season, announced the colon with a statement. Schaefer already last April 19 he had informed the leadership wanted to leave the technical guidance of Cologne at the end of the season. The 4-1 defeat at home to Wolfsburg on Sunday, has accelerated his departure.

Borussia misstep. The Leverkusen is at -5

ROME, April 23 - Bundesliga increasingly re-opened after the 31st day. The league leaders Borussia Dortmund has fallen on the ground of the bottom side Mönchengladbach 1-0 +5 points reduced to seeing the advantage of Bayern Leverkusen 2-1 home win against Hoffenheim. RESULTS - 31 th day of the German Championship: Thursday: Freiburg-Hannover 1-3 Today: Schalke 04-Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Kaiserslautern 2-1 Hoffenheim-Hamburg-Stuttgart 3-0 Frankfurt-Bayern Monaco 1-1 St.

Hoffenheim will be the new coach Stanislawski

BERLIN, April 19 - The coach Holger Stanislawski will leave after this season driving the St Pauli dell'Hoffenheim to sit on the bench, club with whom he signed a three-year contract. The announcement was made today 's Hoffenheim. Stanislawski, 41, was from 2006 to Pauli, who led the first division in the lower leagues, but he announced last week that he would leave the club after 18 years as a player, then team manager, then coach.

Pending Inter Schalke wins table

BERLIN, April 5 - The 2-0 win at the table has been given to Schalke 04 - who faces tonight Inter Meazza in the going to the quarter-finals of the Champions League - after the interruption of the match against the Bundesliga St Pauli in Hamburg on Friday for the launch from the ramparts of a plastic cup full of beer against a linesman.

The German Football Association announced today. It lacked a minute after the game, ahead of 28 / a day in the German championship, and led Schalke 2-0, while the St Pauli was reduced from nine expulsions. The linesman was hit in the neck from the object, has slumped to the ground, then rose up and told the referee what happened.

Raul: "I want to stay at Schalke 04 until 2013 '

BERLIN (GERMANY), April 1 - Raul, the Spanish striker Schalke 04 - the team that will face Inter Milan next Tuesday, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League - is planning to stay until 2013 at a club that has given "the enthusiasm of a child" for football. "I think I have demonstrated over the past eight months, he has come to Schalke 04 to have some success and not to end his career in silence.

Wolfsburg, Magath returns. It will also ds

Wolfsburg, 18 March - Felix Magath, sacked just last Wednesday, Schalke 04, is the new coach of Wolfsburg, which led to the club champion of Germany in 2009. This was announced by the company, controlled by carmaker Volkswagen. Magath will lead the team early on Saturday, in the match against Stuttgart, valid for 27 / a day in the Bundesliga.

The Wolfsburg, second last in the standings, is the third coach of the season, after English and Steven McClarent the former German international Pierre Littbarski. Schalke fired despite having reached the final of the DFB Cup and the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Magath has signed a contract for one year and a half.

Schalke 04, is the new coach Rangnick

Gelsenkirchen (Germany), March 17 - Ralf Rangnick is the new coach of Schalke 04. E 'was named today after the relief of Felix Magath, took place yesterday. The new coach, who had coached the team from Gelsenkirchen in September 2004 to December 2005, has signed a contract for two and a half years.

• Rangnick gets Schalke job (17/03/2011)
• Rangnick picked to boss Schalke (17/03/2011)
• Schalke brings back Rangnick to coach (17/03/2011)
• Ralf Rangnick Confirms Talks With Schalke Over Coaching Role (16/03/2011)
• Schalke names Rangnick as coach of Bundesliga club (17/03/2011)

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Bayern, Van Gaal to leave after this season

BERLIN, March 7 - Louis Van Gaal and Bayern Monaco you will say goodbye at the end of the season for 'divergent views on the company's strategic direction. " The consensus decision to end a year in advance to the relationship (the contract expires in June 2012 the Dutch) have led after the third consecutive defeat of the Bavarians (Saturday at home to Hannover 3-1), clear signal the crisis of the German team, far from the top of the list (the Bavarians occupied the fifth position) and out of the Cup of Germany.

Bayern loses again: Van Gaal close to the exemption

MONACO, February 5 - Continue the crisis of black Bayern Monaco encasing against Hannover in the Bundesliga's third consecutive defeat and the League Cup. Van Gaal's bench after the 3-1 is now increasingly in the balance. The relief seems imminent as the hours behind leaders Bayern Dortmund is less than 19 points.

Van Gaal - 'Beat the Hannover and we are third parties. Louis van Gaal as he tried to spur her on the eve of the trip today. Instead, the Bayern Monaco 3-1 earned the second consecutive season, falling to -5 from the second place, one that guarantees direct entry to next season's Champions.

Van Gaal: 'Voices exemption? Stand the pressure "

BERLIN, March 4 - Bayern Monaco has not given direct entry into next season's Champions League. This is what ensures the Bavarian coach, Louis van Gaal, despite a thrilling championship is not out of the cup and the national coat of Schalke. As for the rumors about a possible exemption, the Dutch coach has dribbled: "I can live with it and handle the pressure, are at the end of his career ...».

Wolfsburg, via McClaren: Littbarski new coach

BERLIN, Feb. 7 - Former England coach Steve McClaren has been relieved of the technical guidance of Wolfsburg. This was announced by the German club in a statement. In its place will come Pierre Littbarski, world champion Germany in 1990.

• Wolfsburg part ways with McClaren (07/02/2011)
• Former England boss McClaren sacked by Wolfsburg (08/02/2011)
• Wolfsburg call time on McClaren's reign (07/02/2011)
• Steve McClaren sacked by Wolfsburg (07/02/2011)
• Wolfsburg Sack Former England Manager McClaren (07/02/2011)

Pierre Littbarski (wikipedia)  

Camoranesi-Stuttgart. Love finished, it is already goodbye

TURIN, January 26 - Camoranesi-Stuttgart, Love finished. The former Juventus midfielder, who emigrated to Germany last summer, is no longer a player in the German club. The news was announced through a statement from the official website of the same Stuttgart remained dissatisfied and disappointed with the performance Italian-Argentine, not decisive in the few races which has taken the field and appeared very nervous, as evidenced by the many red cards received.

The move to Hanover and Frankfurt 2 °

BERLIN, Jan. 16 - Stroke Hannover in the Bundesliga. The delay of 18 / a day passes with a final 3-0 over Eintracht Frankfurt and field rose to second place with 34 points to -12 from Borussia Dortmund. Authors networks Abdellaoue, C. Schulz and Ya Konan. The Hanover to the best advantage of the missteps of Mainz and Bayer Leverkusen and Stuttgart, respectively stopped by Borussia Dortmund.

Sunday meeting in the Kaiserslautern and Cologne split e (1-1).

• Hannover win to go second (16/01/2011)
• Frankfurt 0-3 Hannover: Hannover up to second (16/01/2011)
• Hannover rises to second with victory (16/01/2011)
• Hannover moves to 2nd in Bundesliga (16/01/2011)
• Hannover extends Ya Konan's contract (AP) (17/12/2010)

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The draw and Bayern loses again Ribery

BERLIN, Jan. 15 - Bayern Monaco was kept in check by Wolfsburg (it finished 1-1) in today's big-match in the Bundesliga, which is valid for 18 / a day. To embitter the Bavarian rivals Inter in the second round of the Champions League, is the fact that it suffered a balanced Riether just four minutes from time, but especially the new Ribery to injury, forced out at 20 'pt after a tackle with the Brazilian Josué.

Super Dortmund, Bayer ko and goes to +13 on the second

Leverkusen (Germany), Jan. 14 - With a deadly shooting start, the league leaders Borussia Dortmund opened 2011 back to win in the Bundesliga and humiliating home the second-placed Bayer Leverkusen (1-3). Grosskreutz of (49 'and 53') and Götz (55 ') networks team Klopp, who in the first half had also hit the woodwork with Bender.

For Bayer, the goals of the flag of Kiessling (80 '). Borussia rises to 46 points, +13 for Mainz and Leverkusen. Between tomorrow and Sunday the rest of the 18 th day (before return).

• Bayer Leverkusen Vs. Borussia Dortmund: Kevin Grosskreutz Gives BVB 1-0 Lead (14/01/2011)
• Bayer Leverkusen Vs. Borussia Dortmund: Mario Goetze Adds A Third To Turn Momentum Swing Into Slaughter (14/01/2011)
• Bayer Leverkusen Vs. Borussia Dortmund: Pre-Match Primer (14/01/2011)
• Borussia Dortmund's Visit To Bayer Leverkusen Ushers In Bundesliga Return (14/01/2011)
• Bayer Leverkusen Vs. Borussia Dortmund: Kevin Grosskreutz Completes Brace, Puts BVB Up 2-0 (14/01/2011)

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Journal: Dzeko the City. "My first and only choice"

LONDON, Jan. 7 - now it's official: Edin Dzeko leaves the Bundesliga to move to England. Wolfsburg's Bosnian striker will play for Manchester City. The Premier League has announced the same stating that the player has signed a four and a half years. THE EXCITEMENT - The Bosnian striker gave an interview published on the club's official website: "I am honored to be in a club as prestigious and highly ambitious.